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Carved ½ inch thick pine. Painted burgundy |
Carved & sanded 1 inch thick pine. Painted burgundy red. This thicker version became the template of the 1940's |
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Pre-cut from 1 inch thick mahogony. |
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Pre-cut from 1 inch thick dark mahogony. |
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The rules for election into Tamet Lodge changed after World War II when
Camps Emerald Bay and Wolverton re-opened in 1946. Prior to that time,
scouts and scouters were tapped-out into the Order of the Arrow at Camp
Josepho each session where they would take their ordeal and become
members of the Order. With the expansion of Tamet Lodge to the
additional camps, it is believed that full membership into the Lodge was
split into two parts. The first part of election during camp remained
the same, with tap-outs being held at all three camps. The second part
was completion of a separate ordeal at the annual dinner meeting held
each September at Camp Josepho. Around this time, arrow slide blanks took on a new meaning and use. Once tapped out, candidates were issued an arrow slide blank but were not allowed to paint it. They could wear the unfinished arrow slide or the universal Arrow pin, but no other OA insignia (including the painted Tamet Lodge arrow slide) until they completed their final ordeal at Camp Josepho. |
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Unfinished Arrow Slides
1951 Tamet Lodge By-Laws Article X, Sections 2-4, p 10 ![]() ![]() |
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Sanded arrow slide blank made of mahogany |
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Carved & sanded arrow slide blank made of mahogany |
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Carved arrow slide blank made of pine |
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Heavily sanded arrow slide blank made of dark mahogany with a white lacquer overcoat. Technically "unfinished" and possibly worn by an Arrowman who was tapped-out but did not complete his final ordeal at Camp Josepho. |
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Red Arrow Slides | |
1951 Emerald Bay Staff Photo (Crop of original Kodacolor® print) |
Once members completed the final
ordeal at Camp Josepho, they were entitled to paint their unfinished
arrow slide red. Typically, the slides were painted with an oil base
paint (the kind that contained lots of lead). Different shades of red were used ranging from bright red to deep burgundy. Members often personalized their wooden slides with different carving patterns and even applied totems.
Arrow slides made from pre-cut wooden blanks issued by Tamet Lodge ended in the late 1950's. However, members were always free to carve or construct their own arrow shaped slides and wear them as part of their uniforms. By the 1960's, members could be seen wearing individually crafted arrow slides in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, each design unique to the Arrowman who made it. The 1960's also saw manufactured plastic Tamet Lodge slides that overtook the use of plain red arrow slides in popularity. |
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Front Row: Bill Douglas, 1951 Lodge Chief, on left. Back Row: Gordon Watson-1953 Lodge Chief, on left; Bob Hawkins,center: Dick Rice, 1943 Lodge Chief, 4th from left. |
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Lightly sanded with no carving. |
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Carved & sanded from a blank similar to the slide at left. |
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Carved details in arrowhead and fletching. This style of carved slide can be seen on Tamet Arrowmen from the mid 1940's-50's. |
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Lightly sanded pine with no carving. Blanks made of pine were shaped slightly differently than the mahogany blanks. It is possible they were the blanks fabricated at Camps Emerald Bay or Wolverton. |
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![]() Hollow-cut and painted deep burgundy.
![]() Hollow-cut with white and dark red paint. Pete Haslund, 1959-60 Lodge Chief, can be seen wearing his slide, very similar to the example above. (Photo taken at the 1959 officers' installation dinner) |
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Late 1940's
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1947
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July 1947 Inducted into Order of the Arrow Camp Wolverton "Out Post Camp" |
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Wood burning & Pen details on varnished plywood. (image courtesy of Pierce Weir) |
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Troop 40 (image courtesy of Pierce Weir) |
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Carved & painted wooden arrow embedded in a Sequoia cone. Crafted by an unknown Arrowman at Camp Wolverton. see > Sequoyah Chapter ![]() |
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Sanded & painted wood. 3/8 inch thick. Plastic ring glued to back. |
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Sanded & painted wood. |
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Sanded & painted wood. Notched arrowhead & fletching. |
Sanded & painted wood. Raised arrow shaft. |
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Painted Lead |
Sanded & painted wood. Raised arrow shaft. |
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Sanded & painted wood. "Pac Man" Fletching. |
Sanded & painted wood. 1 ¼ inch thick. |
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Sanded & painted wood. Arrow on Arrow. |
Molded Acrylic. Arrow on Arrow. |
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Milled anodized aluminum with ring on back. |
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Molded Acrylic. |
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Carved wood blank. |
Painted carved wood. |
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Painted carved wood. |
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Painted carved wood. |
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Painted molded plastic. Neal® slide. |
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1968 |
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Molded plastic |
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Carved & painted wood glued to unfinished wood. Crafted by Jeff Morley as his Brotherhood slide. | |
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